Weight loss drugs revealed to have only slim benefits
Posted on 19 November 2007
Earlier this month I blogged about some research which suggests that being overweight is not the dire threat to our health and longevity it is so often assumed to be. One reason why the risk of being overweight may be somewhat overstated has to do with the fact there
Published November 19, 2007 . Filed under: Food and Medical Politics, Weight Loss
A very sensible perspective on this issue. I am increasingly of the opinion that there is no ‘quick fix’ to weight iproblems. Very interesting blog.
November 21, 2007 @ 3:50 pm
Another worrying thing is the number of adverts advertising stomach stapling or the like in this country. I cannot understand how one can be well nourished with a stomach the size of a thumb. In my practice I see so mnay people who say tey cant cook and live on processed foods. THis is the main problem
November 23, 2007 @ 11:07 am
Sibce dietary fat is not a primary cause of body fat, a drug that is said to block fat absorbtion seems meaningless to me. So why use Orlistat/Xenical in the first place, regardless of its effectiveness or lack of it? As I understand it, its purpose is only to stop people from eating fat. Why should they?
November 23, 2007 @ 11:19 am
You’d better get rid of the idea that you’ll never get weight loss except through pills!Following a balanced diet depending on vegetables in the first rank is absolutely much more effective!
June 4, 2009 @ 10:46 pm